They Matter Too

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 20:17 -- Nedr06

All this talk about “Black Lives Matter,”

What about white lives?

They matter too.

 

December 6th, 1865

The whites lost their slaves.

They had no one to whip or beat,

No one to cook or clean,

No one to raise their children,

Or breastfeed their babies.

No one to harvest their crops.

They were forced to do their own labor! 

 

So what about white lives?

They matter too. 

 

The blacks are a threat to society.

They are angry at the whites for slavery. 

They revolt over the tiniest inconveniences like “police brutality.”

They just won’t get over it!

The blacks took jobs from the whites. 

They infest our neighborhoods.

They flood our schools.

They corrupt the minds of our children,

Yet they skip around squealing, “Black Lives Matter!” 

 

But what about white lives?

They matter too. 

 

Actions must be taken!

The whites must come together and disinfect the streets.

Let’s make use of the loophole in the 13th Amendment

And throw all of the blacks in prisons.

Pluck them from the community one by one. 

Kill their sons and kidnap their daughters.

Target them while they are young.

Influence the children with drugs. 

Label them with learning disabilities in school. 

Let them believe they will never amount to anything!

Paint them as evil, 

So they cannot even trust one another.

 

Do anything to make white lives more comfortable,

Because they matter too.

 

With all the blacks in prisons, the whites will have slavery once again!

They will have someone to whip and beat;

Someone to cook and clean.

They will have someone to do their labor. 

But be discreet, or else they will revolt.

Pay them $0.10 a day for “Work Assignments,”

So it is not too obvious. 

With all the blacks in prisons, the whites will remain superior.

No longer threatened by the success of the blacks.

Put an end to all this talk about “Black Lives Matter,”

 

Because that’s the thing about white lives,

They matter too.

 

This poem is about: 
My community
My country

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